Details
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
London
SW7 2AP
England
Programme
James MacMillan – Symphony no.4
~ Interval ~
Gustav Mahler – Symphony no.5 in C sharp minor
Performers
Donald Runnicles – Conductor
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
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Programme Note
Mahler’s mighty Symphony No. 5 is the climax of this second Prom from Donald Runnicles and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. The work’s intense, contrasting moods - the bitter solemnity of the funeral march, the violence of the second movement and the tenderness of the famous Adagietto - make this one of the great orchestral showpieces. The evening opens with the world premiere of a dramatic new symphony from Scottish composer James MacMillan.